A 36-year-old Waterloo man loses his appeal to have his conviction on drug-related charges overturned.
Thunder Bay Police charged Dwayne Brown in December 2017 with possession of cocaine for trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime, and conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
In the July ruling, the Court of Appeal rejected Brown’s argument that he had been subjected to an unreasonable search, saying that the reliability of the police investigation, particularly with respect to the storage locker was strong and the confidential informants’ information was compelling, credible and corroborated.
Police executed the raid in a locker at a self-storage business in the intercity area on November 22, 2017 and turned up crack cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills and cash.
Brown was convicted after unsuccessfully applying to put an end to the warrant based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ guarantee of security against unreasonable search and seizure.
Police, in applying for the warrant, said they had received information from seven confidential informants that Brown and two associates were selling cocaine at a north-side hotel.
Surveillance confirmed the information provided by the informants.
Police also picked up a pair of residents from the Toronto area, including one who arrived at Thunder Bay International Airport carrying $90,000 worth of cocaine.
